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SPAIN | RIBERA DEL DUERO CELESTE CRIANZA 2017 MIGUEL TORRES MACZASSEK Managing Director ABOUT THE FAMILY Familia Torres founded its first winery in Vilafranca del Penedès in 1870, 150 years ago, but its roots in the winegrowing traditions of Spain date back to the 16th century. Five generations have carried the family business forward, passing on their passion for wine culture from parents to children – a passion steeped in respect for land and tradition, and a firm belief in innovation. Today the family focuses on wines from unique vineyards and historical estates, as well as the recovery of ancestral varieties. Familia Torres has a historical connection to Penedès, Conca de Barberà, Priorat, and Costers del Segre, but now its presence extends to vineyards and wineries in preeminent Spanish wine regions – Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Rueda, and Rías Baixas. In 2003, at an elevation of 895 meters (2,937 feet), Familia Torres established the winery of Pago del Cielo, just south of Peñafiel, in the heart of Ribera del Duero. ABOUT THE WINE Celeste Crianza was the first Spanish wine produced by the Torres family outside of Catalonia. Traditions run strong in the region of Ribera del Duero where grapes have been grown since the 12th century. Large diurnal temperature ranges and cool mountainous winds in DO Ribera del Duero contribute to perfectly ripened Tinto Fino. Celeste Crianza displays a pristine balance of fruit, body and color as unique as the night sky looking down over the region. The soft garnet hue awakens to brooding aromas of ripe black fruit, chocolate and fine roasted coffee with notes of dried plum and baking spice. Dense, fleshy and impressively persistent. KEY SELLING POINTS • Winemaker Juan Ramón García works under the consulting eye of ex-Vega Sicilia winemaker Xavier Ausàs • Old-vines from vineyards in Penafiel up to 3,000 feet above sea-level • The use of majority French oak helps retain the rich black berry fruit complexity characteristic in Tinto Fino from the region TECHNICAL DETAILS Appellation: DO Ribera del Duero | Varietal Composition: 100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) Aging: 12 months in French and American oak (20% new), followed by 12 months min. in bottle Alcohol: 14.5% | Total Acidity: 5.0 g/L “This is a super balanced Ribera del Duero that shows blueberries, mulberries, bilberries, sage and eucalyptus. Subtly shaped, this trades in fresh berries, edgy tannins and forthright acidity. Bright on the medium-chewy finish. Drink now.” – July 2019 (2016 Vintage) Represented by Wilson Daniels | Napa, California | wilsondaniels.com.

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